Royal College of Physicians

25/07/2025

The Medical Protection Society award for patient safety at the recognised projects that have fostered a culture of learning, openness and innovation amid ongoing pressures and change.

The finalists for this category included:

🟢 A crusade against abuse of topical steroids in India – a silent epidemic of astronomical magnitude
🔴 Implementation of Martha’s Rule – the journey to 24-hour CCOT and Call 4 Concern

Read about this year’s finalist projects: https://ow.ly/Hem650WuzEF

Homerton Hospital

25/07/2025

Currently, only RCP fellows are allowed to vote in elections for president, college vice presidents and elected members of RCP Council.

We think the of physicians should have a say in who leads them.

We’ll be setting out our proposals for change at the 2025 annual general meeting (AGM) of RCP fellows on 25 September. After that, we’ll invite subscribing in good standing to decide whether collegiate members should be able to vote in RCP elections.

Visit our website where you can read the results of our membership survey on constitutional reform from earlier this year: https://ow.ly/Y1in50WtRar

If you would like to vote online, please make sure you have an active email address registered with us. Please visit MyRCP to update your details: https://ow.ly/J3n550WtWQo

24/07/2025

Join us during for the next National Audit of Inpatient Falls ( ) webinar.

The team are joined by guest speaker Dr Sarah Howie and NAIF clinical lead Dr Julie Whitney, who will introduce the new NAIF clinical resource: post-fall medical assessment.

📅 Wednesday 17 September
🕛 12–1pm
📍Online

The session will conclude with an interactive Q&A – your chance to ask questions and share insights.

🔗 Book your place: https://ow.ly/aztI50Wuu3l

24/07/2025

Fantastic results from the M-PACT programme! We are proud to be working on this project with the West African College of Physicians and the Ecobank Foundation.

As part of its training initiatives, the M-PACT program run by the West African College of Physicians (WACP) in partnership with the Royal College of Physicians of London and the Ecobank Foundation trained 681 doctors from 12 West African countries in the management of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. Regional centres of excellence were also established to support this effort.

24/07/2025

Are you a physician or nurse based in Pakistan who would like to increase your palliative care knowledge? Sign up for our free Jeelani Drabu palliative care course.

This 5-day course will:

🟡increase your understanding of the basics of palliative care
🟡provide you with the necessary skills to manage symptoms
🟡help you to understand the ethical implications of palliative care
🟡teach you how to communicate empathetically and effectively with patients and their carers
🟡give you essential training skills, allowing you to pass on this knowledge to other professionals.

Course details:

📅24–28 November 2025
📍Karachi
📖Free – eligibility criteria must be met

The residential course includes free accommodation and meals. Participants based outside Karachi can apply for a travel bursary.

Register now: https://ow.ly/SNOA50Wr1AW

Aga Khan University

23/07/2025

Air pollution exposure in early life is linked to poor health later in life and impacts foetal development.

Our report ‘A breath of fresh air’ shows there is no safe level of air pollution. We need increasingly ambitious action to improve air quality across the country to reduce avoidable deaths and improve the health of our population now: https://ow.ly/mTkO50Wu0R8

That is why we’re supporting Health Equals new campaign – learn more about how we can and ensure that everyone has clean air to breathe 👇

23/07/2025

At the , the sustainability award celebrates projects that reduce healthcare’s environmental impact while delivering health, financial, and social benefits.

This year’s finalists included:

🟢 Smarter hospital waste management to cut carbon and costs
🔴 Decarbonising the skin surgery pathway nationwide

Discover projects that are shaping a greener future for healthcare: https://ow.ly/98Bw50WtOVC

Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre

23/07/2025

We’re proud to announce that our peer-reviewed journal Clinical Medicine’s impact factor has risen from 3.6 to 3.9 and it is now among the top 15% of general medical publications worldwide.

By publishing open access with Clinical Medicine, you can:

🔵expand your reach
🔵amplify your visibility
🔵connect with collaborators across the globe
🔵contribute to high-quality educational resources supporting clinical practice.

As an , you can publish in the journal for free. Professor Trisha Greenhalgh told us how the fee waiver has benefited her:

‘Clinical Medicine processed our paper promptly and we were delighted to discover that we were exempt from the publication fee because we were members and fellows of the RCP. This was a significant benefit at a time when our grant had run dry. The paper has been highly accessed and widely cited.’

Learn more: https://ow.ly/usIT50Wt8k4

22/07/2025

We were thrilled to celebrate with all the physicians receiving their MRCP(UK) at our ceremonies on Friday 18 July👏

This achievement marks a standard of clinical excellence and unwavering dedication. Congratulations to each of you, we can’t wait to see where it takes you next!

22/07/2025

There’s still time to book onto Medical Care’s upcoming webinar on .

This session will explore how our acute care toolkit and a QI approach can help identify inappropriate prescribing and support timely, safe deprescribing.

Hear how teams are improving outcomes, reducing harm and delivering more sustainable care.

Book now: https://ow.ly/1LxC50Wtg7z

22/07/2025

Just days after yellow weather warnings for heat, parts of the UK now face alerts for thunderstorms and heavy rain. These extreme weather shifts pose serious risks to patient health and service delivery in the .

In The Guardian, our special adviser on sustainability and climate change, Dr Mark Harber, calls for urgent action to ensure the NHS is prepared to withstand extreme weather:

Letter: Dr Mark Harber says demand for healthcare will rise as a result of extreme temperatures, so investment in infrastructure and preparedness are no longer optional

21/07/2025

Did you know last week at the RCP...

🩺 Alongside the Royal College of Radiologists, the UK Association of Supportive Care in Cancer and the Association for Palliative Medicine, we have warned that despite remarkable advances in cancer treatment and rising survival rates, services are struggling to keep pace with demand.

🌳 We hosted a roundtable on tackling air pollution and recognising air quality as a public health issue, with representatives from government departments, leading health organisations, and local government representatives.

🏥We attended a parliamentary event organised by the campaign, which was about health inequalities and the need for a cross-government strategy towards tackling health inequalities.

📖 We responded to the GMC 2025 national training survey.

✍️We responded to the publication of Professor Gillian Leng’s independent review into the roles of physician associates and anaesthesia associates, welcoming a focus on national consistency and clarity of role.

Read more: https://ow.ly/GPfw50WlNcH